Topic: Running 3 Ph motor on Single Ph

[mick7504]

The petrol/diesel option crossed my mind but I'm still leaning towards the electric lad.
That's gonna mean running a 15 amp supply and outlet to the back of the shed which isn't a show stopper.

That surplus supply mob (reply 18 I think) has got some single phase motors listed with more grunt than a pig farm.

I'm giving the ol' girl a good clean up and a coat of jam at the moment.
Everything's in pretty good nic.
It's just been in storage for a long time and was working fine when it got replaced with a V Twin Atlas Copco years ago at the old workshop.

Boys and their bloody toys - I love it. 

[trueblue]

If you go over the 3hp mark you exceed 15 amps.  The 5hp motor on that site runs at 27.2 amps.  Might have a little trouble running that off your standard power supply.  You can go to 25 amps on 240, we have a few at work setup for that, to run our large single phase welders.  But that still leaves you a couple of amps short. 

http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=10-2766&catname=electric

[mick7504]

Thanks Andrew
Electricity isn't in my vocab.
Faaarrrk what to do now.   

I've got a few spare Honda 4 donks.
That'll get the mongrel pumpin. 

Maybe I should just clean her up and flog her off and buy a new single phase lad and be done with it.
Otherwise it looks like this might turn into a WOFTAM.
Waste of fcuken time and money. 

[trueblue]

Have a chat to a sparky who deals with industrial sort of gear, and has half a brain, he should be able to tell you the best plan of action. 

[mick7504]

I think that's a good idea mate.
I'll have a talk with the ol' mate Willy.

He's an old dog who's been around the traps and knows his stuff.

[mick7504]

This idea turned out to be a WOFTAM - Waste Of Fcuken Time And Money. 
Aside blowing the arse out of a few capacitors and drinking lots of beer, it didn't hurt the ol' pocket too much.

What I'm gonna do is to give this compressor the once over and a coat of paint and flog it off.
You can buy a 3 HP single phase lad with a 150Ltr tank and 2 years warranty for 1200 bucks

Then the bead blaster can be fired up again. 

[70CB750]

Important to know when to cut your losses